Action Cam or point-of-view (POV) videos are inherently exhilarating to watch because of the content. Who doesn’t love to watch what it will look and feel like blasting down a killer roller coaster at a Six Flags theme park, or jumping out of a plane at 10,000 feet. To get to get that video to go viral and get you all the likes on Facebook, you’ll need to follow a few simple video tricks.

Two Essential Tips to making Awesome Action Cam Videos

#1 Keep it steady

Ok, when you are flying downhill on your mountain bike in rocky Utah, holding steady is the last thing you will be. But that doesn’t mean it’s cool (or fun) to watch all that shake and rattle. Thankfully, the smart physicists, industrial designers and software gurus have come up with various solutions for shaky videos. But one thing is for sure. You MUST Stabilize those videos first. If it’s the ONLY thing you do!

So you mounted your spanking new GoPro on your helmet and headed out for an entire day riding the slopes. You come home to find your 10 most epic runs are hidden in hours of video. How do you quickly get to those 10 short clips of action?